Agriculture, Department Of
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of Agriculture - Maryland Produce Safety Program [HB-50]
Establishing the Maryland Produce Safety Program in the Department of Agriculture to reduce the risk of adverse impacts on human health from the consumption of contaminated produce; requiring the Program to conform with certain federal standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding produce for human consumption; defining a "covered farm" as one which sold produce, over a 3-year period, with an average annual monetary value of $25,000; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to administer and enforce the Program; etc.
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Gettr Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Qualified Farms - Food Donation Pilot Program - Expansion and Extension [HB-403]
Altering the definition of "qualified farms", for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for certain food donations, to include farm businesses located in the State rather than in certain counties; extending the taxable years for which a qualified farm may claim the credit to 2021; reducing the maximum amount of tax certificates to be issued in a fiscal year, from $250,000 to $100,000; providing that a tax credit certificate may not be issued by the Department of Agriculture after December 31, 2021; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition [HB-275]
Prohibiting, on or after December 31, 2020, the use of chlorpyrifos in the State, including insecticides containing chlorpyrifos and seeds treated with chlorpyrifos; authorizing the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver, under certain circumstances, to allow a person to use chlorpyrifos on or before December 31, 2022; and requiring the Department, with existing budgeted resources, to provide to farmers, certified crop advisors, and pesticide applicators certain education and assistance relating to integrated pest management.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Nuisance Insects [HB-1353]
Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to implement, subject to available funding in the State budget, a program to use Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis to control or eliminate nuisance insects in the State; requiring the program to be implemented on State-owned property, local government property with consent, and private property with the owner's consent; requiring that a certain notice be provided to certain entities and posted on certain social media sites; establishing the Nuisance Insects Fund; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Medical Cannabis - Pesticide Use - Labeling and Study [HB-1174]
Requiring a certain dispensary or dispensary agent to ensure that medical cannabis grown using a pesticide and products containing medical cannabis grown using a pesticide have a label affixed at the time of sale stating that the medical cannabis was grown using pesticides; requiring the Department of Agriculture to study the health impacts of smoking medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides or being in close proximity to smoke from the burning of medical cannabis that was grown using pesticides; etc.
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production [HB-1123]
Altering the name of the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program to be the Hemp Research Pilot Program; establishing the Hemp Farming Program to promote hemp as an agricultural commodity in the State, the commercial sale of hemp products within and outside the State and to facilitate the research of hemp and hemp products; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, to adopt regulations to protect hemp growers and medical cannabis growers from the risk of cross-pollination; etc.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the Texas Olive Oil Industry Advisory Board. [SB-743]
Relating to the Texas Olive Oil Industry Advisory Board.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain required reports received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities. [SB-241]
Relating to certain required reports received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to pollinator health. [SB-2170]
Relating to pollinator health.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the development of a method to determine the value of certain real property for purposes of eminent domain. [SB-2147]
Relating to the development of a method to determine the value of certain real property for purposes of eminent domain.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the transfer of the regulation of motor fuel metering and motor fuel quality from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees. [SB-2119]
Relating to the transfer of the regulation of motor fuel metering and motor fuel quality from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the matters to be considered in developing the state water plan. [SB-2067]
Relating to the matters to be considered in developing the state water plan.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities. [SB-2069]
Relating to the development of a climate adaptation plan by certain entities.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a prohibition on the application of certain pesticides at public school buildings and other facilities. [SB-2061]
Relating to a prohibition on the application of certain pesticides at public school buildings and other facilities.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border. [SB-1812]
Relating to a grant program to reduce wait times for agricultural inspections of vehicles at ports of entry along the Texas-Mexico border.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to egg grading. [SB-1805]
Relating to egg grading.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the detection and mitigation of plant pests and diseases. [SB-1672]
Relating to the detection and mitigation of plant pests and diseases.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses. [SB-1648]
Relating to payment card skimmers on motor fuel dispensers; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the administration, implementation, and enforcement of federal produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture. [SB-1409]
Relating to the administration, implementation, and enforcement of federal produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture.
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Texas 86th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a periodic study on participation of public schools in a federal lunch program, to school district grace period policies, and to the provision of meals to certain public school students. [SB-1314]
Relating to a periodic study on participation of public schools in a federal lunch program, to school district grace period policies, and to the provision of meals to certain public school students.